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May Blitz were formed in England during the early part of 1969.
Tony Newman ex Jeff Beck Group actually formed the band recruiting
James Black & Reid Hudson. Black and Hudson were Canadians from
Victoria, British Columbia who pioneered Canadian West Coast music
prior to moving to England. The band played extensively on the UK
college circuit in 1969 before signing to Vertigo. Their debut
album 'May Blitz' in 1970 was heavy and featured a grotesque cartoon
cover. The first album sold moderately and a follow up 'The 2nd Of May'
was recorded in 1971. Unfortunately despite being an excellent album
full of heavy original numbers the album flopped. The band were dropped
by Vertigo shortly after. Black and Hudson disappeared into oblivion
(They actually returned to Canada after the break up of May Blitz)
but Newman played with many bands throughout the 70's including Three
Man Army, Marc Bolan, David Bowie & Mick Ronson, Chris Spedding and
David Coverdale's Whitesnake. Both of their albums are in high demand on the collectors market. In 1992 both of the albums were remastered onto CD. Sadly one of the UK's lost treasures. Their music lives on through collectors and fans worldwide. Note: A friend of mine saw the band perform at Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone, England in 1971. He said "..they were bloody excellent. I met them also, nice guys..." Simon Wilson August 1998  |
May Blitz - 1970 The 2nd Of May - 1971 May Blitz/ The 2nd Of May CD - 1992 Both of the albums were on the Vertigo label May Blitz 1970 Smoking The Day Away I Don't Know Dreaming Squeet Tomorrow May Come Fire Queen Virgin Waters The 2nd Of May 1971 For Mad Men Only Snakes And Ladders The 25th Of December 1969 "In Part" Eight Mad Grim Nits High Beech Honey Coloured Time Just Thinking Killer Tracks - Smoking The Day Away, Fire Queen & For Mad Men Only | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Reid Hudson - Bass & Vocals Tony Newman - Drums & percussion
FRANK HUDSON, REID HUDSON'S BROTHER HAS BEEN IN CONTACT
Reid Hudson recently celebrated his 50th Birthday, James Black attended the party!
Many Thanks to Frank Hudson for some of the information about May Blitz.
"...We started to record the first album three weeks after I joined the group and so the material changed and got much tighter after the recording was finished as we then had the opportunity to play it live on the road. I often wonder what the result would have been if we had gone on the road and tightened up the material first before we recorded it. This is true of both albums..." Reid Hudson, Vancouver 28th September 1998
NEWS OF TONY NEWMAN
 
Cool photographs scanned by Reid Hudson Website designed by Simon Wilson (c)1998
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